Garment hanger shield



1944- I. A. CHAIKIN 2,348,523

GARMENT HANGER SHIELD' Fil'ed M rch 6, 1942 -2 smea -shawl ISIDORE A. CHXW RL A.T1H)fi| NATTORNEY.

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GARMENT HANGER SHIELD Filed March 6, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

ISJDO-RVYE' A. CHAIKIN.

BY POMATGIDOT ATTORNEY.

Patented May 9, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER SHIELDIsidore A. Chaikin, Great Neck,

Application March 6, 1942, Serial N 0. 433,585

Claims.

My invention relates to a guard or shield preventing the metal hook fromdeforming or coloring the neck of the garment. Among the purposes andobjects are to provide:

A convenient shield for covering the hooks of garment hangers.

A neck forming cover for garment hangers.

A quickly applied and secured shield for garment hangers.

I accomplish these and other objects by the construction hereinafterdescribed and shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part hereofin which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View showing the application of my device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Fig. 3 is an elevation.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are fragmentary end elevations of modifications.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the clip securing means shown in Fig. '7.

' Fig. 9 is a side elevation of a modification.

Fig. 10 is a section at [0-H] Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectionof a modification.

Fig. 12 is a side elevation of the modification shown in Fig. 11.-

Figs. 13 and 14 are elevations of a modifica tion. i

Fig. 15 is a section at I5l5 Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a longitudinal section of a modification.

Fig. 1'7 is an elevation and partial sectionof a modification.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings and in the specification to follow.

Garment hangers, and particularly those havingmetal hooks such as arecommonly used in dress factories and other places where large quantitiesof garments are hung on hangers discolor the neck of the garment andalso cause the material to be formed out of press or leave a sharp bendat the neck. To overcome these difiiculties, paper and/ or padding iswrapped around the hook to increase its size and also to cover the metalso that it cannot contact the material of the garment. The wrapping ofthe hook requires time and expense, and by the use of my device, bothare saved. Q

Referring to the drawings and particularly Figs. 1-4, I have shown myshield i as formed of plastics, sheet fiber, or other thin springynonmetallic material, into a general inverted U shape and havinglongitudinal extensions 2 which spring over and thus engage the shouldersupporting part of the hanger 4. The hook 3 of the hanger is kept awayfrom contacting the neck 5 of -the garment by the inverted U shapedportion which extends along the hanger on either side of thehook as wellas, because of the thickness, between its front and back faces, thegarment is held away from the hook which extends through and above myshield through the slot 6.

My shield is slipped over the hook which enters the slot 6 as may beseen by the broken lines in Fig. 1. When in place, as may be seen inFig. 3, the lower edges of the extensions 2 will have been forced tospring over the hanger proper 4, thereby gripping the hanger 4 firmlyand securing my shield to the hanger. The spaces between the lower edgesof the extensions 2 may vary but are preferably substantially less thanthe thickness of the hanger, thus making it necessary to force the edgeover the hanger after which they spring together under the hanger.

The length of the extensions as at I or 8 beyond the U shaped upperportion Ill may vary to suit the type of garment, and the hollow spacebetween the front and back faces may vary depending on the thickness andcharacter of material used in the construction of my device.

The extension I l and the edges l2 are shown in Fig. 6 as adapted to aflat rather than a round hanger.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I have shown a clip l4 having a tongue l5 engaging theslot IE to clamp and I The notches, however, do not require-the shieldso formed to be placed over the hook as shown by the broken lines ofFig. l, but the two parts are brought together simultaneously from eachside of the hook and the inwardly projecting detents 2| and 22 of thepart I! yieldingly engages the depressions or apertures 23 and 2d of thepart it, thereby securing each part to the other.

vThe projecting ends 25 and '26 yieldingly engage the hanger 4in: thesame manner as extensions 1 and 8 engage the'hanger; and also secure theparts to each other by securing them to the hanger.

In Figs. 11 and 12, a modification of my shield,

the lower part of which is adapted to slip over the hanger 4 from eitherend and the upper part 21 is separated to form a slit, the sides ofwhich yield to receive the hook 3. The sides are cut away at 28 toreceive the hook and to permit the edges of the slit to close togetherwhen the shield is in place. The end extensions 28' and 29 securely holdthe shield to the hanger. An aperture 30 is provided at the lower centerto permit the assembling of the hook in such cases as the shield may beassembled before the hook is upset to secure it into the hanger.

In Figs. 13, 14 and 15, I have shown a modification of my shield 3!formed of an integral piece of springy sheet material having anoverlying or overlapping flap 32 permitting the hook to enter the space33 to the hollowinterior 34.

The lower end edge is notched at 34 and 35 to,

receive the hanger. The top is preferably reduced in size to freelyreceive the hook while the bottom is belled out along the hanger.

In Fig. 16, I have shown a modification of my shield preferably formedintegral and hollowed out to receive both the hook and hanger over whichit is slipped from either end and the hook is afterward inserted throughthe slot or aperture 31; the ends 38 and 39 cooperating with the hook tohold and receive the hanger in the shield.

Fig. 17 shows a modification somewhat similar to the shield shown inFig. 16; the hook 3, however, is formed integral with the other parts.The end extensions 40 and 4| being slipped snugly over the hanger 4holding it in place by friction or otherwise.

I have not attempted to show in detail all of the possible modificationsofmy shield but rather to illustrate a variety of separate constructionsembodying the underlying principles. My disclosure herein is intended toillustrate rather than to restrict the scope of my invention which isset forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a shield for garment hangers, an upwardly extending center portionsurrounding the hook of the hanger and end extensions at either side ofsaid center portion yieldingly engaging the shoulder arms of the hanger,said center portion having an inverted U shaped upper contour and aninverted U shaped cross section the front and back walls of which dependand terminate in said end extension, means detachably securing one halfof said U shaped center to the other half at the vertical centerline ofsaid shield.

2. In a shield for a garment hanger engaging the arms of the hangerateach side of thecenter hook thereof, said shield comprising an upwardextending inverted U shaped body having a slotted opening to receive theshank of the hanger hook and to hold the neck of the garment away fromsaid shank, said U shaped upward extension having a U shaped crosssection open toward thehook and end extensions extending outwardly andaway from said hook at each side of the bottom of said inverted U shapedbody, said end extensions being of springy material yielding.- lyengaging the garment supporting armsof the hanger to detachably securethe shield to the hanger arms at each side of the hanger hook, said endextensions being inverted U shape in section in which the top rests onthe arms of said hanger and the sides yieldingly engage said hangerarms.

3. In a shield for a garment hanger engaging the arms of the hanger ateach side of the center hook thereof, said shield comprising an upwardextending inverted U shaped body having a slotted opening to receive theshank of the hanger hook and to hold the neck of the garment away fromsaid shank, said U shaped upward extension having a U shaped crosssection open toward the hanger and end extensions extending outwardlyand away from said hook at each side of the bottom of said inverted Ushaped body, said end extensions being of springy material yieldinglyengaging the garment supporting arms of the hanger to detachably securethe shield to the hanger arms at each side of the hanger hook, said endextensions being inverted U shape in section in which the top rests onthe arms of said hanger and the sides yieldingly engage said hangerarms, said shield being substantially U shaped in section over saidgarment hanger arms and throughout said U shaped upwardly extendingbody, said slotted inverted U shaped upward extension having a widthsubstantially greater than the hanger hook shank permitting the hookshank to be enclosed between the sides of the U shaped cross section ofsaid upward extension and said slot being disposed at the center of thetop of said upward extension.

4. In a shield for a garment hanger engaging the arms of the hanger ateach side of the center hook thereof, said shield comprising an upwardextending inverted U shaped body having a slot.

ted opening to receive the shank of the hanger hook and to hold the neckof the garment away from said shank, said U shaped upward extensionhaving a U shaped cross section open toward the hanger and endextensions extending outwardly and away from said hook at each side ofthe bottom of said inverted U shaped body, said end extensions being ofspringy material yieldingly engaging the garment supporting arms of thehanger to detachably secure the shield to the hanger arms at each sideof the hanger hook, said end extensions being inverted U shape in.section in which the top rests on the arms of said hanger and the sidesyieldingly engage said hanger arms, said shield being substantially Ushaped in section over said garment hanger arms and throughout said Ushaped upwardly extending body, said slotted inverted U shaped upwardextension having a width substantially greater than the hanger hookshank permitting the hook shank to be enclosed between the sides of theU shaped cross section of said upward extension and said slot beingdisposed at the center of the top of said upward extension, said Ushaped upward extension being separable at said slot to form halves eachhaving means engaging the hanger arms and detent means detachablysecuring one half to the other.

5. In a shield for garment hangers, an upwardly extending center portionsurrounding the hook of the hanger and end extensions at either side ofsaid center portion yieldingly engaging the shoulder arms of the hanger,said center portion

